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50th Annual Music Week Feature To Be Presentation Of 'The Prairie'
A presentation of "The Prairie" by Lukas Foss at 4.pm. Sunday in Hosh auditorium will be a feature of the 50th annual Music week at the University.
Music week begins at 11 a.m. Sunday with special observances by the Lawrence churches.
"The Prairie" is based on an epic poem, "Cornhuskers," by Carl Sandburg. It reveals the typical American spirit in religious approach. "The prairie grows until it becomes the symbol for the all-embracing principle of growth itself."
Attempts to develop an oratorio style based on American soil and spirit are not new. "The Prairie," one of these attempts, is stimulating
in effect. It presents something new and different to the audience. The lyrics in "The Prairie" were extracted and rearranged for use in the cantata.
"The Paririe" presented by the University Festival chorus, accompanied by the University Symphony orchestra will feature soloists Phyllis McFarland, fine arts senior, soprano; Linda Stormont, fine arts sophomore, contralto; Richard Wright, fine arts junior, tenor, and Dale Moore, fine arts sophomore, baritone. Clayton Krehbiel, instructor of music education, is the director.
1944 by a collegiate chorale of Robert Shaw in Townhall, N. Y. The second performance was presented by the New York Philharmonic Symphony orchestra in Carnage hall under Rodzinski.
The composer of "The Prairie," Lukas Foss was born in Berlin in 1922 where he received his early education in the French secondary school. He later studied at the Paris conservatory. In 1937 he came to the U.S. and studied at Curtis institute in Philadelphia. He also studied at the Berkshire music center and at Yale university. Mr. Foss is now pianist with the Boston Symphony orchestra.
No tickets are required for the program.
Daily Kansan
49th Year, No.138
Senior Day Postponed Due to Fire, Weather
A fire at the Chuck Wagon, a cafe located one mile south of Lawrence on Highway 59, and bad weather have combined to cause a postponement of Senior day until May 8.
To Give Lecture On Medicine
"The Alexanderian Renaissance" will be discussed by George Sarton, professor at Harvard university, when he gives the third Clendening lecture at 3 p.m. Thursday in Lindley hall auditorium.
The Clendening lectureship on the history and philosophy of medicine was established in 1949 by Mrs. Logan Clendening for the School of medicine in memory of her husband.
Dr. Sarton will speak at the annual meeting of the American Association of the History of Medicine which is meeting in Lawrence and Kansas City on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Library and department of history of medicine is serving as host for the group.
Dr. Sarton's second lecture will be "Galen, Physician and Philosopher," to be given in the clinic building of the University of Kansas Medical center.
Born in Ghent, Belgium, Dr. Sarton is a naturalized citizen of the United States. He has written several books, the most important being "Introduction to the History of Science," a two volume book of science history from Homer's time to Roger Bacon's time, 1931.
2 Represent KU At Ad Conference
Maria Horn, journalism junior, and Richard Hale, journalism senior, are representing the University at a five-day advertising conference in St. Louis this week.
The students participating were chosen on the basis of past achievement and promise in advertising work. Professors Elmer Beth and R. W. Doores are accompanying the students on the trip'.
Twelve outstanding advertising students from six mid-western universities are taking part in the program devoted to an "on-the-grounds" study of the various phases of the advertising business. This Seventh Annual College Awards week in St. Louis Monday, April 28, through Friday, May 2, is sponsored by the Advertising club of St. Louis.
Fire Chief Paul Ingels of the Lawrence fire department said the cause of Tuesday night's fire has not yet been determined. He said the fire was reported at 6:15 p.m. by neighbors. He said the building was a complete loss.
J. W. Dobbins, owner, estimated the Chuck Wagon damage at $6,000.
Ribs for the class barbeque had been ordered from the Chuck Wagon. No one else has been found who can fill the order.
Joe Wimsatt, chairman of Senior day, said the weatherman predicted rain for tonight. The class has planned to postpone the event in case of bad weather.
Plans for the day will be carried out May 8, Wimsatt said. Permission has been granted from the chancellor's office to postpone the day and all seniors will be excused from class next Thursday.
"With the day postponed, it will follow Business School day and some of the students may find themselves tired of parties by then," Wimsatt said.
All the talk about the lush job opportunities for 1952's seniors has overshadowed the fact that undergraduates have splendid summer work prospects according to Kenneth Rose, associate professor of mining engineering.
Summer Jobs Are Plentiful
Professor Rose has received notices of 326 openings with mining companies in 11 states, ranging from Vermont to Florida in the East and Washington to Nevada in the West.
Applicants need not be studying mining or metallurgical engineering, Professor Rose said. For many of the jobs the applicants can be experienced and need not even be studying engineering.
Summer employment in the metal industries can be found in 24 states and Canada from the 1,858 openings listed by the American society for metals. Salaries vary from $205 to $350 a month, Professor Rose added.
Teacher evaluation polls will be discussed tonight when the Campus Affairs committee meets at 7:30 p.m. in room 222 Strong hall. The committee's meetings are open discussion and all students and faculty are invited to attend.
Teacher Rating to Be Topic
To Announce 'Mr. Formal'
Details and application blanks may be obtained at the mining and metallurgy office. 137 Lindley.
Winners of the "Mr. Formal" contest will be announced tomorrow.
The finals were held Tuesday at the University Shop. Judges were Coach Bill Easton; Lt. Col. Jim Hausman; Jeannine Neihart, education senior; Connie Maus, college junior; Jonell Ashcraft, college junior, and Sydney Ashton, education senior.
Competing for the "Mr. Formal" jackpot of prizes were Dean Owens, Frank Emery, Richard Mercer George Warren, John MacCormack Al Mulliken, Kellem Childers, Bill Thorne, Nelson Perkins, Ray Slavic, Bill Beydler, Don Sight, Ted Barbera, Jim Hoefener, Courtney Sloan, Don Stephenson, Duane Unruh, and John McGilley. All contest's photographs are now on display in the window of the University Shop.
The prize list headed by a complete "After Six" summer formal, outfit also includes a pair of black shoes, a formal shirt, two steak dinners, two passes good for one month at the Granada and Patee, a cigarette lighter, and a dozen roses for "Mr. Formal's" date. In addition, every member of the winner's team will receive a large beer mug emblazoned with the school seal.
The winner of the "Mr. Formal" title will compete for "Mr. Formal U.S.A." in competition with final lists from almost a hundred schools throughout the United States. Among the prizes to be awarded to the top national winner will be a $500 Savings Bond, an expense paid trip to New York, and an audition with a Hollywood film studio.
Seoul, Korea—(U,P)—U. S. planes destroyed six Communist MIG-15 jet fighters and damaged four others in a sudden renewal of aerial warfare in clearing weather over North Korea today.
Fifth Air Force Sabre jets knocked down all six of the Russian-built MIGs and accounted for three of the damaged jets in a swirling dogfight just south of the Yalu river Manchurian frontier. Marine planes damaged the fourth MIG.
6 Commie Planes Downed By Sabres
While the U.S. fighters warded off prowling MIGs, Allied fighter-bombers smashed railway and bridge construction completed by the Communists during the pas' three days of rain and overcast.
Plummer to Conduct Studies
Norman Plummer, in charge of the ceramics division of the State Geological survey at the University, will visit Cloud and Saline counties this week to conduct field studies.
Kansas State Historical Society
Tampa, Fl.
Court Order Halts Control of Steel
Washington—(U.P.)—Federal judge David A. Pine issued a temporary order today ending government control of the steel industry; and promptly refused a government request to stay the order.
Pine turned down an appeal by Justice department attorneys to hold up the effect of his order pending an appeal to the higher courts.
The judge, after discussing the request with attorneys of both sides, said, "the request for a stay is denied."
Assistant Attorney General Holmes Boldridge planned to make an immediate request for a stay order in the U.S. District Court of Appeals.
Strikes halted almost all steel production today, threatened to cut oil production in half, and disrupted lumber shipments from the Pacific Northwest.
Pine, who declared President Truman's seizure of the industry illegal yesterday, thus formally turned back to the private owners the now strike-idled steel mills and plants.
Throughout the country, more than 798,000 persons were idled by walkouts.
In addition to the major strikes in the steel, oil and lumber industries—all of which started in the last 24 hours—there were scores of lesser walkouts in the transportation, construction, and utility fields.
The steel strike, if it continued, threatened to halt production of tanks, planes, and-vehicles needed for defense.
Civilian transportation was endangered by the oil strike which appeared likely to dry up supplies of gasoline and petroleum.
Supplies of fuel for war machines on the Korean battlefront were not stopped, however.
If the steel and oil walkouts continued only a few days, hundreds of thousands of other workers were expected to be laid off. The industrial situation looked like this.
Steel—650,000 CIO steelworkers idled, 95 per cent of the industry shut down with a loss of 300,000 steel ingots of production daily.
Oil—90,000 oil workers. members of 22 AFL, CIO and independent unions, walked out at most petroleum centers and threatened to cut oil production almost in half.
The strike also threatened the supply of natural gas to 8,700,000 homes and industries in eight Midwest states, including the vast Chicago residential and industrial area.
Transportation—A strike by 2,000 AFL truck drivers for increased wages and benefits halted shipments of all food except perishables into Milwaukee.
Lumber—40,000 CIO woodworkers struck yesterday against 700 logging and sawmill operations in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, northern California and western Montana.
Construction—12,000 AFL carpenters were in the 28th day a strike against builders in four counties surrounding San Francisco bay, and, 1,500 AFL bridge builders and pile drivers were on strike for the 23rd day in Northern California.
Newspapers—about 70 AFL printers were on strike against two newspapers at Rockford, Ill.
Miscellaneous—only a trickle of milk was reaching 250,000 consumers in the twin cities of Duluth, Minn., and Superior. Wis., and their environs. AFL dairy workers struck there yesterday over an employer demand for a two-year contract.
Ball Game, Picnic to Highlight Annual Business School Day
A softball tournament and picnic will highlight the 22nd annual Business School day, Wednesday, May 7. President Clinton Carrier and officers of the Business School association will be in charge of the celebration.
Teams comprised of students and instructors from the general business, marketing and finance, personnel and industrial management, and accounting departments will participate. Two games will be played at 10:15 a.m. with the winners meeting in the afternoon for the championship trophy.
Students in the School of Business will attend 8 and 9 a.m. classes and then be dismissed for the day.
A picnic will be held at Potter lake at noon. Dean Leonard Axe will speak, and Delta Sigma Pi and Alpha Kappa Psi, professional business and commerce fraternities, will present scholarship awards.
Varied Program Planned For Tonight by French Club
A program of varied activities is planned for Le Cercle Francais meeting at 7:30 tonight in 113 Strong hall.
Tickets for the celebration are 50c for members of the Business School and 65c for non-members. They may be purchased at the Business School office or at the accounting office.
The meeting with songs and conversation in French will be the last regular evening meeting of the semester.
Little Likelihood of Floods, Lawrence City Manager Says
Lawrence is in little danger of a repeat performance of last year's flood, according to Hugh Sheridan, James Wiggs-worth, city manager.
"There is no way for a flood to affect us unless there should be a long period of heavy rains over the whole Kaw valley," Mr. Wigglesworth said.
Democrats to Hold Picnic
The Young Democrats club will hold its annual spring picnic on Friday, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in Clinton park.
"Everyone is cordially invited—
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WEATHER
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with scattered showers or thunderstorms east and south-central portions tonight. Warmer west portion Thursday. Lows tonight 40's west to 50's east. High Thursday 70's west to near 80' east.
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